Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Gladiator II 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 06 Jan 2025

  Spectacle is what Ridley Scott aimed for with this sequel and he was able to achieve it. However, the loose motivations of the protagonist and overall unengaging plot left much to be desired. Paul Mescal stole the show with the only other notable acting performances coming from Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn. Enjoyed this one, but of course it will not be remembered in the same light as its predecessor.

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  Nosferatu 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 06 Jan 2025

  Robert Eggers can do no wrong in my eyes. Everything about this masterfully made movie is entrancing and deeply unsettling. Blending the surrealism of a demonic entity with the historical context of the time period of the film is done masterfully. Bill Skarsgard once again gets lost in this monster and Lily Rose Depp equally captured the screen. Left this movie feeling like I could rewatch it multiple times to pick up the nuances; despite the fact that there are so many skin crawling scenes.

Popular reviews

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  Talk to Me 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Aug 2023

  A24 continues to dominate the horror genre and made another amazing film. Talk to Me is a grounded suspenseful nightmare. The gruesomeness and grotesqueness is what gives this movie its largest edge, yet it is sparingly used throughout the film. This is not to say that the premise, dialogue and acting are all amazing, because they are. There are most definitely skin crawling moments and will have you cringing at some of the scenes. It is the unwillingness to dive…

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  The Boy and the Heron 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Jan 2024

  It is understandable that the pacing and/or plot of this film might not land for some viewers, but it is undeniable that the level of detail and love that went into every frame radiates through the screen. The Boy and The Heron creates so many awe inspiring settings that each carry their own ambience and tone. Miyazaki has once again created an immersive, yet surreal, fantasy-scape for the audience to explore with the characters. Every Studio Ghibli movie is a work of art and this is no exception.